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On the way back from a meeting, I stopped in "Marina Del Rey" to look at
the Tiger that is currently listed in the Recycler for $5,900, and claimed
to be running, with only 70,000 miles. Yikes. Or, should I say "Holy
Shit" no, "Holey Shit" is more appropriate. First, the guy is not in the
Marina, not even close - and it goes down hill from there. This Tiger does
appear to be a real Tiger. It does have the original valve covers, fan
shroud, water bottle, dash (though not all guages). That's about it.
There is so much rust that I can't imagine it can be put back together
without an Alpine donor. In fact, there was so much rust I think the car
is bending down just at the front line of the dash, with distinctly visible
curvature at the tops of the fenders right there.

This car did spend time in New Jersey. If it really only had 70,000 miles,
then the owner did a very good job of packing it each year in some
snow/salt packing and letting it sit until spring.

There was one odd thing that I haven't seen before. The battery box hole
did not seem to exist. I'm not talking about the Alpine box, but the hole
in the rear deck where the fuel pump goes on a Tiger (and would be a box on
an Alpine). No door top, no hole. I didn't bother looking underneath to
see what might be there.

I of course had hoped to come back and tell everyone about this great find
of a running Tiger for $5,900.
Oh well. So sad to see it.

Jay

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>Sound's like a MKII Tiger to me. They don't have the opening
>for the battery/fuel pump.

That's odd that you mention it. Because the guy originally said the car
was a '67 with a 289 - so I was thinking it was a Mark II. He read me the
VIN over the phone and it was clearly a Mark 1 VIN. I did not look at the
VIN again. There was no side strips - Mark 1 or Mark II style. There was
a stock front grill - I think.

I should have written down the engine number on the valve covers. I could
call the guy and ask him what the numbers were on the cover if someone is
interested.

There was one other odd thing. The shifter was not standard and there
appeared to be a square hole around the base. Does the Mark II vary there
too? I had not thought so.

I was so overwelmed by the condition of the bent body and various spots of
rust that I kind of stopped absorbing more details.

Jay

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I called the guy back. The engine number on the valve covers matches the
engine number on the VIN:

VIN: B382002126LRX FE
Cover:
Engine: 7570-B19KC
Model: C4PZ-6001-CF
SO#: SO-2632

Sounds like a Mark II body with a Mark I engine and VIN dropped in at one
point.

Jay